Bihar: BJP Alleges Leader Killed Following Police Lathi-Charge In Patna, Administration Denies

A BJP leader was killed during clashes between BJP workers and바카라 웹사이트Patna Police, where protesters바카라 웹사이트were lathi-charged for holding a바카라 웹사이트“Vidhan Sabha march” in support of demands of teachers' job aspirants.바카라 웹사이트According to reports, the BJP leader,바카라 웹사이트identified as Vijay Kumar Singh, the party's Jehanabad District General Secretary suffered grave injuries during the clashes at Dakbangla Chauraha in the Bihar capital. He was rushed to the hospital where he was declared brought dead.

"Arrested by Bihar police in Patna, Jehanabad dist GS Vijay Kumar Singh died in brutal police lathi charge", senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi tweeted.바카라 웹사이트

In a statement, the district administration in Patna, however, denied the police killing바카라 웹사이트and said that Singh바카라 웹사이트was "found unconscious by the roadside". "No injury marks have been found on his body," he said and added that Singh has been taken to PMCH, the state's largest government hospital.

The protests come바카라 웹사이트days after the government ended바카라 웹사이트the domicile policy in the teacher recruitment process for바카라 웹사이트the바카라 웹사이트Central Teachers’ Eligibility Test (CTET).바카라 웹사이트Security personnel used several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse BJP workers from the area.바카라 웹사이트

The protest was against the change in recruitment policy for teachers. "The BJP is organising a protest march against the new recruitment policy for teachers on Thursday. The march will begin at Gandhi Maidan and conclude at the gate of the state assembly,"바카라 웹사이트state BJP spokesperson Nikhil Anand had said.

On July 11, teaching job aspirants protested in Patna against the government's decision to remove the domicile policy in hiring 1.7 lakh teachers, which would allow people from other states to take part in the process.바카라 웹사이트Some teachers also participated in the protest. The Education Department had바카라 웹사이트asked the district education officers to identify those teachers, PTI reported.

Bihar Government cancels teachers' leaves

Amid BJP's protests over the recruitment policy, the Bihar government cancelled the leaves of all teachers for a week, according to an official document.바카라 웹사이트The Education Department also asked the district magistrates to inspect all state-run schools on Thursday to check the attendance of teachers.바카라 웹사이트

The reasons behind the directives were not specified by the department in the letters.바카라 웹사이트However, the opposition BJP claimed that the directions were given to prevent teachers from participating in its state-wide protest against the new recruitment policy.바카라 웹사이트